As the lake filled in the early 1940s, the water approached the site of the construction camp that housed hundreds of workers during the construction phase. Called 'Georgetown' after the many men named George who were associated with the project...

Giles J. Smith, George G. Smith, and George P. Cather (in buggy) in Giles J. Smith's yard by Back Creek, Frederick County, Virginia. The single-horse buggy around which the men pose is shown in a side view with a picket fence and house shaded by...